Absolute garbage because of how it works. Comments are on moderation and will be approved in a timely manner. It makes getting bitten extremely easy. 2- Not directly harmful, but either a bit too expensive or too situational to be worth using. The most expensive traits in the game, but often essential to survival. More annoying than anything, gives you less time in the day. As long as you arent fighting zombies in melee combat non-stop theres no reason that should need first-aid. Why the hell did i think writing this was a good idea this took like an hour fuck AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. Pair with cowardly (or agoraphobic) and you have a very speedy character. Because of this, it may prove to be a daunting task, and new players may feel unsure which should they pick or which is the best. Of course things like cats eyes will be more useful when the world is set to pitch black nights, and other perks have specific uses to peoples playstyles so you may find them occasionally more useful than I may have rated them. I like it, but more importantly a lot of other people consider it very useful as well. 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If you're an experienced driver with a PC that can run the game well you are simply NEVER going to die to Speed Demon, and the increase in acceleration speeds up gameplay; particularly when it comes to towing. Must have for people wanting to use axes as their main weapon. A great one to take with pacifist is Fast Learner as it will end up in a net positive multiplier for weapons. .LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH{fill:var(--newRedditTheme-actionIcon);height:18px;width:18px}.LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH rect{stroke:var(--newRedditTheme-metaText)}._3J2-xIxxxP9ISzeLWCOUVc{height:18px}.FyLpt0kIWG1bTDWZ8HIL1{margin-top:4px}._2ntJEAiwKXBGvxrJiqxx_2,._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{vertical-align:middle}._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-inline-flexbox;display:inline-flex;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center} Sunday Driver: 2. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. That being said, Ill usually take it if I can. Same thing with under/overweight. For more guides onProject Zomboid, we at Pro Game Guides have you covered with an ever-expanding roster of guides! This is honestly a very great perk worth considering, especially for only 4 points. The only opinion I disagree with is thin-skinned. It's actually difficult to keep weight on my character with how much I jog around, which as I've found with the Minimal Display Bars mod, burns a ton of calories. To anyone asking how to enter or remove something from game. Some really great points there, I hadn't realised any of that even after playing with some of these skills for a couple hundred hours lol. I wouldn't say its a must have, but if you have 6 points to spare its worth considering. The reason is because the penalty is given to you from being overweight, and not picking the trait itself. Not bad per se, just not worth the points. Yes thats right. It's only useful to save time and hence make the game slightly less boring. Yes. High Thirst Points: +6 Effect: 200 percent increased thirst. Underweight is your friend. Ive told my friends who are new to the game to take thick-skinned to start off with until theyre more comfortable to take the training wheels off. More experienced players may find the points spent better elsewhere instead. For this reason I usually take the Repairman profession combined with handy to get a solid xp boost to maintenance. So even if it was hard to level it would still be bad. Leveling farming is kinda easy, just read a farming book and collect the crops. Even if I dont want a huge disadvantage at the start of the game I usually grab this perk. Axe and long blunt boosted, 2 great weapon choices. All rights reserved. You call it a "waste of points" yet for some reason still give it a 2. I'll start with the ones I've been able to determine: Feeble Obese Out of Shape Overweight Poor eyesight . I also asked them to read the rest of your guide. I would put Keen Hearing way higher. About 2 weeks? .FIYolDqalszTnjjNfThfT{max-width:256px;white-space:normal;text-align:center} I also guess I value stealth over survival more than you do lol, I do agree tho there are some things I didn't consider, like with organised. Funnily enough this is the one negative trait that actually includes a little positive effect as well. I'll start with the ones I've been able to determine: Feeble Obese Out of Shape Overweight Poor eyesight . Ranking All Negative Traits in Project Zomboid Kokoplays MB 53K subscribers Join Subscribe 12K Save 512K views 1 year ago #ProjectZomboid #Build41 I'm ranking all negative traits in. Unlike in real life, being a smoker in Project Zomboid is not all that bad and doesn't cause any health risks. Both of these traits will make your character pretty much useless when it comes to running around or doing anything at the start of the game. Many argue that players can remove the Out of shape trait as long as they exercise regularly and increase their fitness. Reduces sound. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. I'll start with the ones I've been able to determine: Feeble Obese Out of Shape Overweight Poor eyesight (uncertain, but open to others testing) Underweight Unfit Very Underweight Weak Community provided temporary traits: Unhappiness rises when tobacco is not smoked. High Thirst is easily fixed with a bottle of water. Useful for stealth, but stealth skills will always be far, far more useful to level up. Cooking is so useless taking this for -6 will hurt your character. Considering that cabbages are the main/only good crop to grow you need few squares of land to grow cabbage, and if you're farming is high it just means you need to plant slightly less crops, which already doesn't take up much space. Find the official Discord here: While water will shut off during the first month of the game, it's easy to find . It's an absolutely amazing trait. Also can get you killed, and makes trailers difficult/unviable/impossible, along with towing or pushing vehicles/wrecks that are blocking the road. Otherwise, 5 free points. Carry weight before encumbrance didnt increase, nor did the maximum 50 carry weight cap. S-Tier. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Taking the Fire Officer profession with one of these allows you to take underweight without affecting the bonuses of high level strength and fitness. You can just eat more or less and eventually it will be free points. 1- More harm than good, either because it costs too many points, doesnt give enough for what it is, or because it may get you killed. Scratches and Lacerations you can heal from but theres no coming back from bites. You will wake up close to tired. Unless TIS changed something Poor Eyesight is permament, used to pick that one and survived for couple of months and it didn't go away but it was long time ago in a galaxy far, far away What about if you quit smoking? No brainer. I'm ranking all negative traits from More Traits mod in Project Zomboid!Check my top 10 best traits video: https://youtu.be/XedZcMPudMo-------Join me:DISCORD. Avoid. Tailoring is a massively overlooked skill and starting XP boosts to tailoring are few and far between. I always like to see how other peoples play styles since the game is so customizable. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The only reason it isn't more highly ranked is after a few months you get less and less panic from zombies anyway. Those player single player can consider this one 2 free points as in single player you have the ability to speed up and slow down time when you wish. 3- Depends on how you want to play. Each trait takes a certain amount of points away from the player's total of points, so they will also need to select negative traits to balance trait point count. ._1aTW4bdYQHgSZJe7BF2-XV{display:-ms-grid;display:grid;-ms-grid-columns:auto auto 42px;grid-template-columns:auto auto 42px;column-gap:12px}._3b9utyKN3e_kzVZ5ngPqAu,._21RLQh5PvUhC6vOKoFeHUP{font-size:16px;font-weight:500;line-height:20px}._21RLQh5PvUhC6vOKoFeHUP:before{content:"";margin-right:4px;color:#46d160}._22W-auD0n8kTKDVe0vWuyK,._244EzVTQLL3kMNnB03VmxK{display:inline-block;word-break:break-word}._22W-auD0n8kTKDVe0vWuyK{font-weight:500}._22W-auD0n8kTKDVe0vWuyK,._244EzVTQLL3kMNnB03VmxK{font-size:12px;line-height:16px}._244EzVTQLL3kMNnB03VmxK{font-weight:400;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText)}._2xkErp6B3LSS13jtzdNJzO{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin-top:13px;margin-bottom:2px}._2xkErp6B3LSS13jtzdNJzO ._22W-auD0n8kTKDVe0vWuyK{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;line-height:16px;margin-right:4px;margin-left:4px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._2xkErp6B3LSS13jtzdNJzO .je4sRPuSI6UPjZt_xGz8y{border-radius:4px;box-sizing:border-box;height:21px;width:21px}._2xkErp6B3LSS13jtzdNJzO .je4sRPuSI6UPjZt_xGz8y:nth-child(2),._2xkErp6B3LSS13jtzdNJzO .je4sRPuSI6UPjZt_xGz8y:nth-child(3){margin-left:-9px} 2 points for 1 str, 1 axe and 1 sprinting for a minor weight debuff is nuts. I mostly agree with you, with differences probably coming from differences in play style. +1. Allows you to detect zombies behind you at a greater distance. As far as I know it's not like 10-100 times per second or anything like that. Its also very cheap considering the bonus. I tested it and i dont think organized applies to the player's inventory. PERSONALLY my ideal car is a Horizon or Dart with a 100/100 performance muffler so I would not want Speed Demon to ruin the stealthmobile. Horrible. Along with hunger and fatigue,. Increases fuel consumption by 100%. Description: Stress and unhappiness decrease after smoking tobacco. In order to start playing, your points must have a total of 0. Another low side effect trait we would recommend choosing is Slow Reader, and the reason is simple. Tldr get outdoorsman if you get prone to illness and thin skinned. (It has positive and negative traits in mind) Until next time, stay frosty survivors! Growing crops is great, but the benefit from farming skill is not significant enough. Keep that in mind. The bonus to crafted structures is nice too but not a major selling point. Grinding out strength and fitness is such a chore and almost impossible at the higher levels so Ill at least take either Strong or Athletic, if not both. Most positive. Brave Note: the ratings are aimed towards new players on default settings. Along the same lines as thin-skinned Hemophobic is another great trait for those that are pretty good at avoiding combat. 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Check near gas stations and inside residential homes and youre bound to come across some cigarettes to sate those smoker cravings. Luckily, we will go over some of the best negative traits we like to pick during our playthroughs. Plus the fact that each of them gives you 10 whole points to spend on skills is wild. Possibly the most harmful traits you can take. Due to the fact that once you are bitten you are infected anyway, I always end up grabbing thin-skinned. Positive traits are available if you have some extra points spare to use before jumping into the game. My attempt at a meta build had underweight and athletic in the same build; like you said the massive benefit kicks in at 9. The problem being, this is per tick, so if you're on a tile for 9 ticks and there is a 92% chance, you'll almost always likely be seen regardless, because it's not a 92% chance the whole time, it's 92% chance per tick which happens extremely fast in terms of gameplay. Remember now, try the sledgehammer then post your questions. Most persist. Only reason it's not 4 is because it's not required. Quick question about the traits that reduce skills: If I have a skill that does First Aid -1 for example can it be completely reverted by just simply levelling First Aid? Positive traits in Project Zomboid give players a specific advantage. You character wont get panicked if they come to a fight, it will just slow the EXP gain. ._2cHgYGbfV9EZMSThqLt2tx{margin-bottom:16px;border-radius:4px}._3Q7WCNdCi77r0_CKPoDSFY{width:75%;height:24px}._2wgLWvNKnhoJX3DUVT_3F-,._3Q7WCNdCi77r0_CKPoDSFY{background:var(--newCommunityTheme-field);background-size:200%;margin-bottom:16px;border-radius:4px}._2wgLWvNKnhoJX3DUVT_3F-{width:100%;height:46px} The +2 boosts will be insanely useful from the early to late game. Slow Healer is another decent negative trait that you can easily deal with in Project Zomboid. For example, Sunday Driver, Short-Sighted, Slow Healer, Slow Reader, and Weak Stomach are negative traits and if you don't have a good combination of the best positive and best negative traits in Project Zomboid, you will have a hard time. Basically anything you can put stuff in to. If you're not a Burglar (or Police) it's a very good pick. Considering how valuable points are this is a massive waste. the new exercise system introduced into the Build 41 version of the game, 10 best traits to take in Project Zomboid, How to Forage in Project Zomboid Build 41.60 (Search Mode), How to Stitch Wounds in Project Zomboid Build 41. Find the official Discord here: Obviously you wont be able to take these traits together but you can match it with others that reduce fitness as well. #projectzomboid #zomboidI wanted to try another challenge in Project Zomboid, so I decided to see what it would be like to create a character with (almost) a. This trait is pretty good for exactly the same reasons as underweight. Overweight/Underweight can be remedied with the appropriate food intake, i think you can get desensitised after killing a shit-ton of zombies - not 100% sure tho. Late, but the thing with Short Sighted in this particular guide from OP is just that at the moment it's seemingly free points, so they don't personally use it. Just avoid getting fractures and you will barely notice you have the trait.